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My Next Weapon

Hey folks. My question is not so much a what gun to buy as in make or model, but more of which style would you buy. I currently have a service model XD .45 which I love. For my next weapon I am torn between buying a compact or subcompact which would be easier to conceal, or a smaller BUG pocket gun type, or a 1911. I think every collection needs a 1911 but I probably would not use it as EDC, I could buy a compact or sub compact 1911 to satisfy the smaller gun need but I'm not sure if that counts as a "true" 1911. I don't care much for pocket guns but I keep hearing how people love them so it's on the list but low. So, what would you do? 1911 full size, or smaller, Subcompact, or pocket non 1911? I know the best bet is all 3, and hopefully I can do that in time but right now it can only be one.

"When plunder becomes a way of life for a group of men living together in society, they create for themselves in the course of time a legal system that authorizes it and a moral code that justifies it."Frederic Bastia

Your choice will be -- your choice. It all depends on your comfort level: are you tall? are your hands too big to handle a smaller gun? These are just two things to consider...I would love to be able to carry a 1911 but I can only fondle it and wish because of my physical stature and the size of my hands. I can point and shoot a 1911 using two hands while with my Glock 23 it is so much easier with one hand. My 380 is peanuts to handle but it only have 7 + 1 in the pipe...

Get yourself a Glock. Remember that there are two types of gunowners, those that own Glocks and those that are vastly inferior to those that own Glocks. I feel sorry for those poor saps who are in the latter catagory.

Obviously it is my decision, and I am obviously my own man. I was more asking what would be more important on your list, a smaller easier to conceal weapon,(as mine prints from time to time) a pocket pistol to use as a BUG, or the more of an "eye candy" awesome gun that everyone should have but is not really going to be a practical EDC gun but it is still a must have. I wasn't trying to get at which model or you have to buy a Glock or any of that. Of course I am going to check out and handle any gun before I buy it. I was really just asking of the three types of guns how do you rank them on your list. I do have other weapons I can use should my current EDC need repairs or whatever. And I don't really feel the need to carry two at a time. I like the idea of an easier to conceal weapon but it doesn't seem as fun as a 1911. I could kill two birds with one stone and get a sub compact 1911 but is that kind of sacrilege over getting a full size model? I am really just trying to bounce some ideas around and get other opinions.